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Middle School > 8th Grade

Lesson 8.5: STI/HIV Transmittion

Lesson Goals

  • Identify feelings attached to STI exposure.
  • Analyze how feelings affect subsequent behavior.
  • Name two behaviors in each category of risk.
  • Name highest-risk behaviors.
  • Name ways to reduce risk.
  • Identify a resource for support and testing.

Connecting the Lessons

Builds on Lesson 7.7: Introduction to Sexually Transmitted Infections, Lesson 8.3: Addressing Obstacles to Abstinence and Lesson 8.4: Comprehensive Protection Methods.

Planning ahead: Concepts in this lesson will be important in Lesson 8.6: Living with HIV and Lesson 8.7: Refusal Skills.

SEL Skills Addressed

  • Self-awareness

Logic Model Determinant(s)

  • Increase positive attitudes toward condoms and/or other protection methods.
  • Increase communication with parents and other caring adults.
  • Increase knowledge of how STIs are transmitted.
  • Increase knowledge of how drugs and alcohol can affect decision making around sexual behavior.
  • Increase awareness of consequences when condoms and/or other protection methods are not used.
  • Increase perceived risk in having an older partner.
  • Increase perceived risk of STIs.